SULLIVAN COUNTY — On Wednesday, January 22nd, an arctic air mass continued to brutally freeze the region with cold wind and extremely low temperatures.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY — On Wednesday, January 22nd, an arctic air mass continued to brutally freeze the region with cold wind and extremely low temperatures.
The National Weather Service reported that numerous sites in Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania were between -5°F and -20° F at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, but that more “seasonable temperatures” were expected for the weekend.
They warned that people exposed to extreme cold are susceptible to frostbite and can experience hypothermia in minutes.
National Weather Service Forecaster Ben Lott, who expected the weather to start getting warmer on Thursday, said that the low temperatures were relatively normal for late January. Lott said overnight temperatures will remain low but that we should see daily highs reaching 20°F, and in some locations, 30°F by Sunday. He encouraged people working outside to bundle up with layers, cover exposed skin, and take breaks inside to warm up.
Thoughts on the cold?
Despite the freezing temperatures, there were a number of folks out in Sullivan County that had a variety of opinions on this cold spell, ranging everywhere from disgust to complete joy.
At the Delaware Valley Farm and Garden Center in Callicoon, Lara Hess and Lydia Hook worked diligently to provide their customers with a variety of cold weather supplies.
Hess said, “Everything is flying out the door,” including jackets, socks, gloves, hats, propane, wood pellets, dog jackets, and bird seed. When asked how she feels about winter, Hess said, “it couldn’t be short enough!”
In the parking lot of the Farm Center, Jon White and Matt Arnold exuded resilience as they organized heavy bags of potting soil and bird seed.
“Early in the morning, it’s tough,” White said, explaining that he’s never sure if the machines will start. White likes working outside, concluding, “it’s not bad as long as you keep moving.”
Nearby, Jeremy Nevin-Gales deftly operated a Komatsu Forklift while being sure to protect his face from the harsh winter air.
At the Roscoe Mountain Club, general manager Shannon Feeney said that it’s “too cold to ice skate!”
The vantage was glorious and one enthusiastic man enjoyed a snowshoe hike across the expansive property.
“It’s beautiful, there’s no wind,” exclaimed Lorne Keller, who recently built a house nearby to create a safe and majestic place for his family to enjoy the outdoors. With the sun shining through blue skies and a Catskill-ian view for miles, Keller rejoiced, “today is a ten out of ten day!”
A few miles north on Roscoe’s Stewart Avenue, there were only a few people braving the weather. Larry Weiss, who was stopping in Roscoe with his wife Katie, said, “It was -1°F when we left Skaneateles this morning, and we’re excited to head south to Manhattan where the temperature is in the single digits.”
The Weisses said they always stop in Roscoe on the trip between their two homes to visit Raimondo’s and Kasos Greek Restaurant. A tall young man named Jake Hund was also on Stewart Avenue walking his tiny dog Larry.
“Larry doesn’t like [cold weather],” said Hund, who already shot a buck this season so he doesn’t have to “freeze his butt off.” There was also an anonymous fellow walking down the street that was in too much of a hurry to stop and offer his thoughts, but he did yell that he hated the cold weather, “because I’m old!”
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